Exploring contradictions : political economy in the corporate state / edited by Philip Brenner, Robert Borosage, Bethany Weidner.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-268),

Part I. Overview, Chapter 1. Linking liberation and politics / Marcus Raskin.

Part II. Contradictions in the political economy, Chapter 2. Inflation, fiscal crisis, and the American working class / James O'Connor -- Chapter 3. Global corporations: their quest for legitimacy / Richard J. Barnet, Ronald E. Müller, with Joseph Collins -- Chapter 4. Money crises and the operation of multinational firms / U.S. Tariff Commission -- Chapter 5. Basic facts: distribution of personal income and wealth in the United States / Letitia Upton, Nancy Lyons -- Chapter 6. Character and work in America / Michael Maccoby, Katherine A. Terzi.

Part III. Alternatives for reconstruction, Chapter 7. Federal chartering and corporate accountability / Ralph Nader, Mark Green -- Chapter 8. Public ownership and private benefits: the case of Rolls-Royce / Gordon Adams -- Chapter 9. Notes toward a pluralist commonwealth / Gar Alperovitz -- Chapter 10. Reclaiming America: land reform as a means of reconstruction / Geoffrey Faux.

"The book is a collection of articles on political economy written by scholars who span the social sciences. Three important developments in the political economy — the growing fiscal crisis of the state, the rise of multinational corporations, and the roots of worker unrest — are described in part 1. Part 2 takes up specific proposals for reconstruction from a humanist perspective." -- From the dust jacket.